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Central African Republic vs Djibouti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Central African Republic has a population of 5.33M (ranked 122/197), compared with 1.17M in Djibouti (ranked 158/197). The Central African Republic's land area is 240,534 sq mi versus 8,950 sq mi for Djibouti (ranked 43rd vs. 147th).

By GDP, The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B) and Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B). By GDP per capita, The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516), while Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496).

Main facts and rankings

CAR Djibouti
Population
5662456
1196428
Population rank 117/197 158/197
GDP
$2.75B
2024
$4.09B
2024
GDP rank 171/197 165/197
GDP per capita
$516
2024
$3,496
2024
GDP per capita rank 194/197 134/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,264
2024
$7,776
2024
Government debt
$1.67B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.3%
2025
31.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$313
2024
$1,163
2024
Government debt per person rank 178/185 138/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,261
2025
$2,788
2025
Land area
240,534 sq mi
2025
8,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.01
2023
2.61
2023
Median age
15.4 years
2024
25.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Central African Republic and Djibouti: Comparison Charts

Central African Republic and Djibouti economies compared

GDP
Central African Republic

Djibouti
Year GDP
CAR Djibouti
1960 $112,155,598 -
1961 $123,134,583 -
1962 $124,482,774 -
1963 $129,379,124 -
1964 $142,025,079 -
1965 $150,574,795 -
1966 $157,930,018 -
1967 $163,820,514 -
1968 $191,767,442 -
1969 $188,039,210 -
1970 $189,106,529 -
1971 $201,450,800 -
1972 $230,317,883 -
1973 $271,183,082 -
1974 $281,398,706 -
1975 $378,660,016 -
1976 $451,152,461 -
1977 $507,298,148 -
1978 $610,578,632 -
1979 $700,764,748 -
1980 $797,048,199 -
1981 $694,803,623 -
1982 $748,312,391 -
1983 $658,679,333 -
1984 $637,820,670 -
1985 $864,849,836 $340,989,528
1986 $1,122,265,013 -
1987 $1,200,991,978 $373,371,738
1988 $1,264,899,288 $395,794,539
1989 $1,233,930,281 $409,220,087
1990 $1,440,711,459 $452,328,087
1991 $1,377,374,987 $462,421,999
1992 $1,411,917,553 $478,058,305
1993 $1,278,781,262 $466,048,469
1994 $851,174,357 $491,689,221
1995 $1,115,389,674 $497,723,961
1996 $1,007,791,127 $494,004,648
1997 $937,741,513 $502,675,542
1998 $967,338,390 $514,267,869
1999 $999,477,511 $536,080,148
2000 $916,777,283 $551,230,862
2001 $932,648,605 $572,417,441
2002 $996,068,145 $591,122,040
2003 $1,142,315,523 $622,044,666
2004 $1,272,360,517 $666,072,102
2005 $1,337,894,379 $708,633,195
2006 $1,461,859,762 $768,873,684
2007 $1,699,811,295 $847,918,929
2008 $1,993,407,888 $999,105,339
2009 $2,067,381,665 $1,049,110,685
2010 $2,142,591,540 $1,128,611,700
2011 $2,437,982,705 $1,239,144,502
2012 $2,510,126,512 $1,353,632,942
2013 $1,691,544,110 $2,044,440,443
2014 $1,894,813,389 $2,220,637,966
2015 $1,695,825,714 $2,424,391,785
2016 $1,825,018,145 $2,604,955,229
2017 $2,072,349,973 $2,762,581,334
2018 $2,220,979,146 $2,913,464,658
2019 $2,221,301,351 $3,088,851,450
2020 $2,326,720,900 $3,144,136,197
2021 $2,516,498,412 $3,392,796,953
2022 $2,382,618,615 $3,562,814,909
2023 $2,555,492,086 $3,917,150,481
2024 $2,751,544,520 $4,086,402,719

Central African Republic and Djibouti economies compared

GDP per capita
Central African Republic

Djibouti
Year GDP per capita
CAR Djibouti
1960 $65.9 -
1961 $71 -
1962 $70.4 -
1963 $71.8 -
1964 $77.2 -
1965 $80.2 -
1966 $82.3 -
1967 $83.6 -
1968 $95.6 -
1969 $91.7 -
1970 $90.2 -
1971 $94.1 -
1972 $105.5 -
1973 $121.8 -
1974 $124 -
1975 $163.6 -
1976 $192.1 -
1977 $213.8 -
1978 $254.6 -
1979 $289.1 -
1980 $325 -
1981 $280.3 -
1982 $298.4 -
1983 $259.6 -
1984 $248.3 -
1985 $333 $847
1986 $426 $800
1987 $450 $822
1988 $466 $817
1989 $443 $782
1990 $502 $780
1991 $465 $733
1992 $462 $764
1993 $405 $759
1994 $261.3 $785
1995 $333 $786
1996 $293.3 $762
1997 $265.5 $748
1998 $266.6 $735
1999 $268 $740
2000 $239.2 $738
2001 $238 $742
2002 $248.6 $743
2003 $278.4 $765
2004 $303 $806
2005 $312 $844
2006 $334 $898
2007 $381 $970
2008 $437 $1,119
2009 $456 $1,151
2010 $477 $1,213
2011 $534 $1,306
2012 $544 $1,400
2013 $364 $2,076
2014 $410 $2,215
2015 $366 $2,376
2016 $387 $2,510
2017 $432 $2,619
2018 $455 $2,718
2019 $449 $2,837
2020 $463 $2,845
2021 $492 $3,026
2022 $467 $3,133
2023 $496 $3,398
2024 $516 $3,496

Central African Republic vs. Djibouti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Central African Republic

Djibouti
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR Djibouti
1950 35.4 40.7
1951 35.8 41
1952 36.2 41.2
1953 36.6 41.5
1954 37 41.8
1955 37.4 42
1956 37.8 42.3
1957 38.3 42.6
1958 38.7 42.8
1959 39.1 43.1
1960 39.6 43.4
1961 40.1 43.8
1962 40.6 44.1
1963 41.1 44.4
1964 41.6 44.8
1965 42.2 45.2
1966 42.8 45.6
1967 43.4 46.1
1968 44 46.6
1969 44.6 47.1
1970 45.2 47.5
1971 45.8 47.3
1972 46.3 48.5
1973 46.9 49.1
1974 47.4 49.5
1975 47.9 49.9
1976 48.4 50.3
1977 48.8 50.8
1978 49.2 51.2
1979 49.5 51.6
1980 49.8 52
1981 50 52.4
1982 50.2 52.9
1983 50.3 53.3
1984 50.4 53.7
1985 50.5 54.1
1986 50.4 54.5
1987 50.4 54.8
1988 50.2 55.1
1989 50.1 55.4
1990 49.9 55.5
1991 49.6 55.2
1992 49.2 54.4
1993 48.9 55.7
1994 48.5 55.6
1995 48.1 56.2
1996 47.7 56.3
1997 47.3 56.2
1998 47.1 56.4
1999 46.9 56.6
2000 46.6 56.7
2001 46.7 57.5
2002 46.8 57.8
2003 47.3 58
2004 47.7 58.1
2005 48.2 58.5
2006 48.7 59
2007 49.3 59.4
2008 49.9 59.8
2009 14.7 60.4
2010 46.9 60.7
2011 50.1 61.3
2012 51.3 61.7
2013 49.5 62.1
2014 40.3 62.4
2015 51.9 62.8
2016 51 63.3
2017 45.2 63.7
2018 52.3 64.1
2019 31.5 64.4
2020 50.6 64.2
2021 40.3 63.8
2022 18.8 65.5
2023 57.4 66
2024 57.7 66.2
2025 57.9 66.4

Central African Republic and Djibouti population clocks and comparison

Population
Central African Republic

Djibouti
Year Population
CAR Djibouti
1960 1,702,346 86,024
1961 1,734,580 89,390
1962 1,768,115 93,283
1963 1,803,063 97,872
1964 1,839,583 103,198
1965 1,877,854 109,092
1966 1,918,082 115,269
1967 1,960,444 121,649
1968 2,005,100 128,250
1969 2,051,515 136,078
1970 2,097,505 145,175
1971 2,141,450 155,136
1972 2,183,769 166,256
1973 2,226,008 178,449
1974 2,269,338 192,613
1975 2,313,916 209,908
1976 2,348,566 230,737
1977 2,372,930 254,613
1978 2,397,961 280,031
1979 2,423,794 304,513
1980 2,450,535 325,815
1981 2,478,402 343,047
1982 2,507,375 356,880
1983 2,537,399 369,553
1984 2,568,610 384,053
1985 2,600,932 402,687
1986 2,634,258 426,341
1987 2,669,155 454,399
1988 2,713,965 484,523
1989 2,783,970 523,355
1990 2,871,910 579,538
1991 2,963,191 631,092
1992 3,058,831 626,010
1993 3,157,839 614,245
1994 3,257,954 626,710
1995 3,348,052 633,074
1996 3,435,965 648,348
1997 3,531,700 671,817
1998 3,628,827 699,352
1999 3,729,450 724,218
2000 3,833,416 747,318
2001 3,919,487 771,313
2002 4,006,077 795,574
2003 4,103,086 813,519
2004 4,192,826 826,124
2005 4,288,810 839,167
2006 4,377,579 855,764
2007 4,462,770 874,528
2008 4,558,984 892,734
2009 4,529,047 911,527
2010 4,492,995 930,251
2011 4,565,021 948,558
2012 4,610,848 966,747
2013 4,642,419 984,824
2014 4,623,182 1,002,717
2015 4,629,320 1,020,313
2016 4,713,663 1,037,653
2017 4,793,511 1,054,841
2018 4,878,657 1,071,882
2019 4,944,703 1,088,709
2020 5,026,628 1,105,188
2021 5,112,100 1,121,248
2022 5,098,039 1,137,096
2023 5,152,421 1,152,944
2024 5,330,690 1,168,722

Fertility rates in Central African Republic and Djibouti

Fertility rate
Central African Republic

Djibouti
Year Fertility rate
CAR Djibouti
1960 5.95 6.85
1961 5.96 6.85
1962 5.97 6.85
1963 5.99 6.86
1964 6.01 6.87
1965 6.03 6.86
1966 6.06 6.88
1967 6.08 6.87
1968 6.1 6.88
1969 6.06 6.88
1970 6.03 6.88
1971 5.99 6.88
1972 5.96 6.85
1973 5.93 6.82
1974 5.9 6.78
1975 5.88 6.74
1976 5.94 6.69
1977 5.99 6.64
1978 6.04 6.59
1979 6.09 6.52
1980 6.13 6.46
1981 6.17 6.4
1982 6.16 6.34
1983 6.15 6.3
1984 6.14 6.25
1985 6.12 6.19
1986 6.11 6.14
1987 6.12 6.09
1988 6.1 6.03
1989 6.07 5.97
1990 6.05 5.93
1991 6.03 5.86
1992 5.96 5.75
1993 5.93 5.64
1994 5.92 5.51
1995 5.94 5.33
1996 5.96 5.15
1997 5.92 4.97
1998 5.89 4.8
1999 5.88 4.69
2000 5.85 4.6
2001 5.81 4.52
2002 5.79 4.41
2003 5.8 4.3
2004 5.78 4.16
2005 5.81 4.04
2006 5.84 3.9
2007 5.87 3.76
2008 5.9 3.62
2009 5.94 3.52
2010 5.96 3.43
2011 6.01 3.34
2012 6.05 3.26
2013 6.08 3.19
2014 6.1 3.12
2015 6.13 3.04
2016 6.13 2.97
2017 6.13 2.92
2018 6.11 2.86
2019 6.09 2.8
2020 6.06 2.75
2021 6.05 2.7
2022 6.02 2.65
2023 6.01 2.61

Central African Republic and Djibouti demographics compared

Median age
Central African Republic

Djibouti
Year Median age, years
CAR Djibouti
1960 20.3 17.7
1961 20.1 17.7
1962 19.9 17.8
1963 19.7 17.9
1964 19.6 17.9
1965 19.4 17.9
1966 19.3 17.9
1967 19.2 17.9
1968 19 17.9
1969 18.9 17.8
1970 18.9 17.8
1971 18.8 17.7
1972 18.7 17.6
1973 18.6 17.5
1974 18.6 17.4
1975 18.5 17.3
1976 18.5 17.3
1977 18.5 17.2
1978 18.5 17.2
1979 18.5 17.2
1980 18.5 17.2
1981 18.4 17.2
1982 18.4 17.3
1983 18.3 17.3
1984 18.3 17.4
1985 18.3 17.4
1986 18.2 17.5
1987 18.1 17.6
1988 18 17.7
1989 17.9 17.8
1990 17.8 17.9
1991 17.6 18
1992 17.5 18.1
1993 17.5 18.2
1994 17.4 18.3
1995 17.3 18.4
1996 17.2 18.6
1997 17.1 18.9
1998 17.1 19.3
1999 17.1 19.6
2000 17.1 19.9
2001 17.1 20.2
2002 17.1 20.4
2003 17.2 20.6
2004 17.2 20.6
2005 17.2 20.7
2006 17.1 20.9
2007 17.1 21.1
2008 17 21.3
2009 16.9 21.6
2010 16.7 21.8
2011 16.6 22
2012 16.3 22.3
2013 16 22.5
2014 15.6 22.8
2015 15.4 23.1
2016 15.4 23.4
2017 15.4 23.6
2018 15.4 23.9
2019 15.4 24.2
2020 15.4 24.5
2021 15.4 24.8
2022 15.3 25.1
2023 15.3 25.4
2024 15.4 25.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

CAR Djibouti
GNI, Atlas method
$2.75B
2024
$4.14B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.9%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
3.75%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.29%
2023
2.63%
2008
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.62%
2025
-3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.9%
2017
40%
2017
Services, % of GDP
40.5%
2024
75.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.8
2025
55.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.1%
2021
32.3%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
1.9%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$480M
2023
$349M
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$56M
2024
International tourist arrivals
87,000
2019
63,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.25%
2018
Banked people share
13.7%
2017
12.3%
2011

Energy

CAR Djibouti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
163.5 kg
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.37 megatons
2023
0.75 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.07 tons
2023
0.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
26.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
96.5%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.2%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
17.6%
2023
65.2%
2023

Society

CAR Djibouti
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-15,357
2024
-11
2024
Urban population
44.1%
2024
78.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
0
2025
24.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
24
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
3
2025
6
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.1
2016
6.48
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
37.7
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.5%
2020
67.9%
2003
English speaking
3%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
7.51%
2019
65%
2023

Health

CAR Djibouti
Government health expenditure per capita
$47.9
2022
$81.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$22.8
2022
$25.4
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
35.6%
2022
25.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.02
2021
0.2
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
162
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
92.2
2023
50.4
2023
Obesity rate
9.57%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
7
2025
44
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.75 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

CAR Djibouti
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
45,122 sq mi
2024
7,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
21,887 sq mi
2025
6,579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
85,765 sq mi
2025
23.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,913 mi
2018
1,798 mi
2013

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